Assassin's Creed 1 framerate performance

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#1 Supafly1
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Hello,

I recently got a new PC and I wanted to test out AC on my PC. Now, I don't know if this is because the game is an almost a direct port from the consoles or is my PC just not strong enough for this game but in cities, my framerate can dip to 30, usually it stays around 40 when strolling through people and the streets.

My PC:

Intel i3 2100
4GB of ram
MSI HD 6850 (factory OC)
Windows 7 64 bit

I run the game at 1366x768 resolution, I got everything set on high except for shadows 2/3 and multisampling 2/3.

I'm just looking for input from people who have similar PC specs on how the game runs for them. Maybe I am just expecting too much from my new PC.

Thanks!

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#2 Elann2008
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Hello,

I recently got a new PC and I wanted to test out AC on my PC. Now, I don't know if this is because the game is an almost a direct port from the consoles or is my PC just not strong enough for this game but in cities, my framerate can dip to 30, usually it stays around 40 when strolling through people and the streets.

My PC:

Intel i3 2100
4GB of ram
MSI HD 6850 (factory OC)
Windows 7 64 bit

I run the game at 1366x768 resolution, I got everything set on high except for shadows 2/3 and multisampling 2/3.

I'm just looking for input from people who have similar PC specs on how the game runs for them. Maybe I am just expecting too much from my new PC.

Thanks!

Supafly1

All the AC games' framerate dips for me. AC1, AC2, Brotherhood. I hear it's the DRM causing stuttering issues or what not. None of it I can prove or confirm though. I will get 60fps maxed, then when I turn to another direction the framerate will dip and bounce back up. Even areas that doesn't have anything going on, with barely any NPCs and objects, the framerate would crawl. Pretty much the same issues I've been having with Skyrim, but not as bad. But for people like me, it's quite bothersome, as I notice the framerate changes on the drop of a dime.

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#3 robertoenrique
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Hello,

I recently got a new PC and I wanted to test out AC on my PC. Now, I don't know if this is because the game is an almost a direct port from the consoles or is my PC just not strong enough for this game but in cities, my framerate can dip to 30, usually it stays around 40 when strolling through people and the streets.

My PC:

Intel i3 2100
4GB of ram
MSI HD 6850 (factory OC)
Windows 7 64 bit

I run the game at 1366x768 resolution, I got everything set on high except for shadows 2/3 and multisampling 2/3.

I'm just looking for input from people who have similar PC specs on how the game runs for them. Maybe I am just expecting too much from my new PC.

Thanks!

Supafly1
Sounds about right, I dont see a problem with your PC's performance.
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#4 call_of_duty_10
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That's strange...

An 8800gt gets the same performance at that res. with everything maxed out.

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#5 Supafly1
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That's strange...

An 8800gt gets the same performance at that res. with everything maxed out.

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I've read other reports of older Nvidia cards outperforming newer ATI cards. Maybe the problem lies there.
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Thats way to low for those specs at that resolution have you tried other games on this pc and if so how high is the framerate?
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#7 topgunmv
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Issue with the game. I get a lower framerate in assassin's creed than I do in the witcher2.

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#8 Supafly1
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Issue with the game. I get a lower framerate in assassin's creed than I do in the witcher2.

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And I see that you are also running an ATI card. As to reply to DJ_Headshot, I run Skyrim on high settings at 1366x768, 4xAF, 2xAA, vsync on. Game runs 50-60FPS on the field, 40-60 in towns and lowest I have seen was I think 30, maybe even a bit lower than that during a huge fight. Other games like Team Fortress 2, League of Legends run 60fps rock solid.
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I think I got slightly better performance than that with a 4850 at 16x10 which im pretty sure is a lot worse than what you have, id think youd be seeing better performance...
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I think I got slightly better performance than that with a 4850 at 16x10 which im pretty sure is a lot worse than what you have, id think youd be seeing better performance...Captain__Tripps
What kind of a CPU are you running?
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[QUOTE="Captain__Tripps"]I think I got slightly better performance than that with a 4850 at 16x10 which im pretty sure is a lot worse than what you have, id think youd be seeing better performance...Supafly1
What kind of a CPU are you running?

Yours is better I think lol. I have an e5200 OC'd to 3.4ghz. Im pretty sure I was running the same settings too, 2/3 shadows, 2/3 multi, which was the default... Do you get any better performance if you lower the graphical settings? Its been a long time, but im sure I was getting 30+ fps, i'd think you'd do a lot better unless your CPU is holding things back.
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#12 Supafly1
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[QUOTE="Supafly1"][QUOTE="Captain__Tripps"]I think I got slightly better performance than that with a 4850 at 16x10 which im pretty sure is a lot worse than what you have, id think youd be seeing better performance...Captain__Tripps
What kind of a CPU are you running?

Yours is better I think lol. I have an e5200 OC'd to 3.4ghz. Im pretty sure I was running the same settings too, 2/3 shadows, 2/3 multi, which was the default... Do you get any better performance if you lower the graphical settings? Its been a long time, but im sure I was getting 30+ fps, i'd think you'd do a lot better unless your CPU is holding things back.

Yes, the framerate gets better when I turn more settings down. I mean it's totally playable but I am worrying if my PC is underperforming for some reason. I cannot compare the performance with my last PC because it's actually 7 years old so it can't even run AC.

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#13 Captain__Tripps
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[QUOTE="Captain__Tripps"][QUOTE="Supafly1"] What kind of a CPU are you running?Supafly1

Yours is better I think lol. I have an e5200 OC'd to 3.4ghz. Im pretty sure I was running the same settings too, 2/3 shadows, 2/3 multi, which was the default... Do you get any better performance if you lower the graphical settings? Its been a long time, but im sure I was getting 30+ fps, i'd think you'd do a lot better unless your CPU is holding things back.

Yes, the framerate gets better when I turn more settings down. I mean it's totally playable but I am worrying if my PC is underperforming for some reason. I cannot compare the performance with my last PC because it's actually 7 years old so it can't even run AC.

Not sure, strolling through a city im getting 45-60fps... Do you have vsync turned on? Seems low to me your performance, have you tried other games?
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#14 Supafly1
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[QUOTE="Supafly1"]

[QUOTE="Captain__Tripps"] Yours is better I think lol. I have an e5200 OC'd to 3.4ghz. Im pretty sure I was running the same settings too, 2/3 shadows, 2/3 multi, which was the default... Do you get any better performance if you lower the graphical settings? Its been a long time, but im sure I was getting 30+ fps, i'd think you'd do a lot better unless your CPU is holding things back.Captain__Tripps

Yes, the framerate gets better when I turn more settings down. I mean it's totally playable but I am worrying if my PC is underperforming for some reason. I cannot compare the performance with my last PC because it's actually 7 years old so it can't even run AC.

Not sure, strolling through a city im getting 45-60fps... Do you have vsync turned on? Seems low to me your performance, have you tried other games?

Yep, I have tried other games, you can see that in my post on the first game. I get about the same framerate when strolling through the city but I've seen it gone below 40 when there are lots of people around. I have the crowd density at mid actually.
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#15 zhangweizheng3
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hey try out the Large Address Aware patch

http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php

it should help with performance by allowing more RAMs for the game

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#16 Supafly1
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hey try out the Large Address Aware patch

http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php

it should help with performance by allowing more RAMs for the game

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Thanks, I forgot about that. I actually use that for Skyrim too.
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#17 Supafly1
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Decided to monitor my CPU and GPU usage while playing Assassin's Creed 1. CPU at average stays around 60-70% and GPU usage doesn't even go above 53%. I did this test in a crowded place where my framerate was around 45-50. So my conclusion is that the game is just unoptimized or doesn't want to work well with newer GPU drivers.